Material Not On the Web

richard bausch's "fireman's wife"
alice munro's "beggar maid"
barthelme's "visions of my father weeping"
keillor "don the true story of a young person"
rosenbaum "long island babylon"
dfw "supposedly fun thing will never do again"
david sedaris "giant dreams midget abilities"
Stephen Strager "Click: A Peek into the Life of the Enigmatic R. Satz" (florida review 04)
Angie McCullagh "How a Girl Grows" (fl rev 04)
jg ballard "drowned giant"
banana yoshimoto off lizard
story about obssessive collecting in 3penny
something by malcolm gladwell

on usage & on "standard"/written english

You talkin to me?

Our language should be a playground; instead we make it into a minefield. People who speak English perfectly well start treating it like a foreign language the moment they get within sight of a pen...

"Tense Present," David Foster Wallace

Mississippi Review September 1997 why i have to marry the pool guy

Mississippi Review September 1997

2004 Ray Bradbury stories (2nd copy of all summer in a day)

2004 Ray Bradbury stories

all summer in a day

ray bradbury

The Morning News - Natural Selection

The Morning News - Natural Selection

After making careful alterations to the “LOST DUCK” sign that brought us together, I surprise Char one night with a memento of our love. The caption now reads, “If this is your duck…then I’m in love.”

A Pat Rushin Short Story

A Pat Rushin Short Story

Russ Kesler: "From a Fifties Childhood"

Russ Kesler: "From a Fifties Childhood"

Bold Type: O. Henry Awards 2002: Kevin Brockmeier Award-winning Story

Bold Type: O. Henry Awards 2002: Kevin Brockmeier Award-winning Story

Laws Concerning Food and Drink - 97.02

Laws Concerning Food and Drink - 97.02

An Interview with Jane Hirshfield

An Interview with Jane Hirshfield

poems info on hirsh

Melville, Herman. 1853. Bartleby, the Scrivener

Melville, Herman. 1853. Bartleby, the Scrivener

The Swimmer by John Cheever

The Swimmer by John Cheever

Vladimir Nabokov. Wingstroke

Vladimir Nabokov. Wingstroke

Bold Type: Excerpt by Aimee Bender

Bold Type: Excerpt by Aimee Bender

jessamyn.com: barthelme : the first thing the baby did wrong...

jessamyn.com: barthelme : the first thing the baby did wrong...

Chekhov, Anton P.: The Lady with the Dog

Chekhov, Anton P.: The Lady with the Dog

George Saunders: Sea Oak. Short Story

George Saunders: Sea Oak. Short Story

Chekhov, Anton P.: The Lady with the Dog

Chekhov, Anton P.: The Lady with the Dog

A.M. Homes: A Real Doll

A.M. Homes: A Real Doll

for crw

The Lady With The Dog

The Lady With The Dog

for crw

THE NOSE by Gogol

THE NOSE by Gogol

for crw

Reason: Crossballs Puzzle: Why don't the guests on Comedy Central's fake debate show get the joke?

Reason: Crossballs Puzzle: Why don't the guests on Comedy Central's fake debate show get the joke?

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